Education

University of Ottawa Division of Neurosurgery

University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine

Complex Spine Surgery Fellowship

Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship

University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Ian Côté, MD, is a neurological surgeon who specializes in the surgical treatments of spine and peripheral nerve diseases.

He joins the UM Department of Neurosurgery and serves as co-director of Neurosurgery at Jackson South Community Hospital (JSCH). He also serves as JSCH Chief of Spine Services and has headed the development of a state-of-the art spine surgery facility which includes minimally invasive spine surgery, image guidance technology, robotics, complex spinal instrumentation, spinal implants and osteobiologics to promote bone healing. He is also a proponent of intraoperative safety, utilizing cutting edge neuro-monitoring techniques.

Dr Côté obtained his medical doctorate at the University of Ottawa, and completed his neurosurgical residency at The Ottawa Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He was awarded a dual fellowship in complex spine and peripheral nerve surgery which he completed at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He obtained board certification and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

He has roots in the Canadian and Haitian communities, and is fluent in both French and English. He has taken part in international efforts to bring neurosurgical treatment to patients in Haiti, and is proficient in providing cost- effective care.

Specialties

Neurosurgery

The UHealth Neurological Surgery team consults with neurologists, intensivists, and pain rehabilitation specialists to provide a comprehensive approach to the evaluation and management of patients with surgically treatable neurological diseases.